Finance

Institutions to test out the settlement of “digital assets and currencies” on a network that annually carries more than 5 billion financial messages

After Bitwise’s XRP ETF filing this week, one industry watcher notes: “Politics will determine whether this happens soon or in a few years”

Spain-based Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has been working in the new Visa Tokenized Asset Platform sandbox

Bitwise took the initial steps for an XRP ETF Wednesday

The investment firm onboards Anchorage Digital Bank and BitGo as partners alongside current custodian Coinbase

The three actively managed funds target equities in the blockchain and AI realms while seeking to manage volatility

Token launches could also see a comeback this fall, PitchBook’s Robert Le said

The offering, which launched in October 2023, had gathered just $21 million in assets

Investors could be open to “reputation risk” if they don’t learn about the crypto asset class, Grayscale’s managing director says

The fund category saw $252 million of net inflows on Friday alone — the day of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s “dovish” speech in Jackson Hole

The prospect of spot solana ETFs has taken a hit, and the agency appears to be taking its time in reviewing planned crypto index funds

Hedge funds made up a chunk of the firms disclosing positions in bitcoin ETFs

There are three certainties in crypto bull markets: memecoin manias, SEC lawsuits, and a wave of new Grayscale trusts

Shifting attitudes in Washington could quicken approval of solana ETFs, says 21Shares US business head Federico Brokate

Grayscale managing director John Hoffman says the firm will continue to “push the envelope on innovation”

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon also referred to bitcoin as a speculative investment without a real use case

Though Grayscale’s expensive product spoils the category’s net flow figures, four funds see sizable inflows in the first four trading days

Accredited investors will soon be able to tap into a yield-bearing ETH fund

Products holding the second-largest crypto asset by market capitalization hit the Cboe, NYSE Arca and Nasdaq exchanges Tuesday

The ETH funds received the final SEC nod after issuers worked with the agency on disclosure documents in recent weeks

The crypto asset manager lowered its planned fee from 0.25% to 0.15%, undercutting its competitors

Investors add to crypto positions after “turnaround in sentiment due to lower-than-expected CPI,” CoinShares research head says

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo thinks BUIDL will potentially hit its next $500 million milestone in just a few months

Franklin Templeton has the lowest intended ETH fund fee so far, though a similar advantage did not help it win the race for bitcoin ETF assets